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Predictions 2024: Grading My Own Homework

2024 is in the books, and it’s time to grade my homework. One year ago I posted my 2024 predictions, fresh off a so-so showing in 2023. So…

6d ago

Predictions 2024: Grading My Own Homework

6d ago

Will Bluesky Embrace Advertising? Yes, But the Question Is How.

I’ve been in the business of making new kinds of media companies, media platforms, and media technologies since before the Web was born…

Dec 9

Will Bluesky Embrace Advertising? Yes, But the Question Is How.

Dec 9

Generative AI Will Never Work.

Unless…

Dec 5

Generative AI Will Never Work.

Dec 5

Where The Sky Is Blue

Emily Liu at Bluesky has a timely post that I’d like to respond to. (Back in the day, when blogging was a thing, we did a lot of this —…

Nov 26

Where The Sky Is Blue

Nov 26

Brand Safety Is Over, Apparently

So News Is Going to Flourish, Right Elon?

Nov 22

Nov 22

Why I’ve Been Quiet Lately…

Well that just happened…

Nov 1

Why I’ve Been Quiet Lately…

Nov 1

Can We Govern Ourselves?

I’m still digging through some of the pieces I posted at the now defunct NewCo Shift, and found this piece, adapted from a talk I gave at…

Aug 7

Can We Govern Ourselves?

Aug 7

AI Is Eating the Web. Same as It Ever Was.

Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones) — 404 Media

Jul 31

AI Is Eating the Web. Same as It Ever Was.

Jul 31

This Is Not The Search You’re Looking For

This morning we awoke to one story dominating the tech news landscape: OpenAI is “expanding into search,” launching SearchGPT, a prototype…

Jul 26

This Is Not The Search You’re Looking For

Jul 26

Late last year I wrote about my transition from being work-driven to being life-driven.

My co-founders Dr. Jordan Shlain and Kevin Ryan and I have christened the community we’re forming DOC. Our inaugural gathering is October…

Jul 9

Late last year I wrote about my transition from being work-driven to being life-driven.

Jul 9

John Battelle

John Battelle

A Founder of DOC, The Recount, NewCo, Federated Media, sovrn Holdings, Web 2 Summit, Wired, Industry Standard; writer on Media, Technology, Culture, Business

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